STUDENTS’ INTEREST IN READING JOURNAL ARTICLES

Abstract

One of the characteristics of the campus as an academic institution is the activity of the academic community in which they continuously explore and hone their knowledge by learning. Learning is an activity in which there is a process from not knowing to knowing, not understanding to understanding, cannot be able to achieve optimal results. On campus, learning can be pursued in various ways including by attending lectures, discussing, researching, following scientific forums, and reading books, scientific journals, articles, and others. This study aimed to know the students’ interest in reading journal articles. Additionally, reading academic text especially written by experts facilitates university students to engage in academic culture, discourse community and conventions. A journal article is a piece of research, usually scientific or scholarly, published in a peer-reviewed academic journal.